Right Speech

#3 Right Speech.

Vaca.

Words can make enemies or friends,start wars or create peace.

 

Buddha explained right speech as follows.

 

• To abstain from false speech. Especially not to tell lies or speak deceitfully.

 

• To abstain from slanderous speech and not to use words maliciously against others.

 

• To abstain from harsh words that offend or hurt others.

 

• To abstain from idle chatter and gossip that lacks purpose or depth.

 

For me the difficulty in stopping drinking and smoking was easy compared to the effort of  practicing right speech.